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Police said Indy was standing behind the memorial while another girl sat on top, before it tipped over and landed on her.

Shiralee Walker, Indy's grandmother who was celebrating her 50th birthday at the time, said the death has left the family 'shattered'.

Ms Walker told Adelaide Now: 'Four people lifted it off my granddaughter, my daughter pulled her out of the monument and passed her to me, she was unconscious.

Bystanders pulled Indy out from under the memorial and performed CPR in an attempt to save her life, but she later died from head, chest and shoulder injuries

Ms Walker said she watched as the girl's body was dragged from under the slab before she collapsed with a severe panic attack

'Were both very hysterical, I went into a major panic attack and collapsed. She’s devastated and shattered by what’s occurred.'

Police say children were playing around the monument at around 7.30pm when bolts attaching it to the base snapped, causing it to fall.

Bystanders rushed to lift the slab from on top of the girl and started performing CPR, but she had suffered severe head, chest and shoulder injuries and later died.

Mr Styles has just arrived at the bowling club as the stone fell and jumped in to attempt to revive the injured girl.

Mr Styles, an electrician, used to be involved in mines rescues and offered to help as he is highly-skilled in first aid.

'The mother had collapsed nearby. There was a lot of chaos. I said 'I'm trained in CPR,', and I just took over,' Mr Styles said.

While Mr Styles conducted the breathing, he said a Triple-0 ambulance operator on loudspeaker counted the compressions.

'I did everything I could until the ambulance arrived and they set up and took over,' he said.

Around 80 family members and friends had gathered at the bowling club to celebrate Ms Walker's birthday when the accident happened

Witnesses said bolts in the base of the memorial snapped, causing the limestone monument to tip forward and fall on Indy

'Then I went over to the mum to see if she was okay.'

He said the monument was 'massive' and measured about one metre tall, one metre wide and at least eight inches thick.

'They're not designed to have kids on them, but I wasn't there when the accident happened, so it wouldn't be right to speculate,' Mr Styles said.

Superintendent Peter Thurtell said a group of children were playing on the monument when the accident took place, with the added weight causing it to come crashing down.

'The deceased child was not climbing on top of the war memorial, another child was climbing on top of the war memorial and it appears as though the weight of that child brought it down and another girl was standing behind that slab,' he told ABC News.

'We can't speculate as to why it fell over … it appears weight was an influencing factor.'

Other witnesses claimed the bolts on the block of concrete appeared to be rusted.

'The bolts holding the wall together were rusted and must have dislodged with the kids playing on it,' one woman said.

'Really hard seeing such a small child in that state,' she added.

A crime scene was established and a report will be prepared for the coroner.